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Bethnal Green 1909

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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NOTES TO TABLES IV. AND V.
(a) In Table IV., all deaths of "Residents " occurring in public
institutions, whether within or without the district, are
included with the other deaths in the columns for the several
age groups (columns 2-8). They are also, in columns 9-15,
included among the deaths in their respective "Localities"
according to the previous addresses of the deceased as given
by the Registrars. Deaths of "Non-residents" occurring in
public institutions in the district are in like manner excluded
from columns 2-8 and 9-15 of Table IV.
(b) All deaths occurring in public institutions situated within the
district, whether of "Residents" or of "Non-residents" are,
in addition to being dealt with as in note (a) entered in the
last column of Table IV. The total number in this column
equals the figures for the year in column 9, Table 1.
(c) The total deaths in the several "Localities" in columns 9-15
of Table IV. should equal those for the year in the same
localities in Table II, sub-columns c. The total deaths at
all ages in column 2 of Table IV. equals the gross total of
columns 9-15, and the figure for the year in column 12 of
Table I.
(d) Under the heading of " Diarrhoea" is included deaths registered
as due to Epidemic diarrhoea, Epidemic enteritis, Infective
enteritis, Zymotic enteritis, Summer diarrhoea, Dysentery
and Dysenteric diarrhoea, Choleraic diarrhœa, Cholera (other
than Asiatic or epidemic), and Cholera Nostras.
Deaths from diarrhoea secondary to some other well-defined
disease are included under the particular disease.
Deaths from Enteritis, Muco-Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis,
and Gastritis (see under the heading Diarrhœal Diseases in
Table V.) in Tables IV. and V. are placed immediately below,
but separately from, those enumerated under the heading
Diarrhœa as defined by enumeration above.